I just finished a new book by Gary Paulsen called The Legend of Bass Reeves. Who did you think were the heroes of the Wild West? Wyatt Earpe? Kit Carson? According to Paulsen the only true hero was an escaped slave who became a U.S. Marshall when he was 51 years old. Since there is not much written research on Bass Reeves, Paulsen calls his book “a true and fictional account.” In one scene, Bass comes face to face with a Comanche warrior with two fresh scalps on his spear. He was a fugitive surviving in Indian Territory until the Emancipation Proclamation made him a free man. As a marshall he brought dozens of criminals to justice, killed fourteen men in the line of duty but was never shot even though he never opened fire unless his opponent fired first.
Gary Paulsen is known for his gritty, survival stories. This one is based on the life of a man who dealt with the injustices in his own life and became an icon of fair-play in a wild and wooly time.
Mrs. H.
Hello, again. I have enjoyed reading the comments of students who have joined the discussions that I have started.
Now I’m going to give you a chance to begin posting your opinions of the new books that are going up in the “Good Books” display. If you check out a book that has the message “I’m New…Blog Me,” please tell us what you think. Reply to this posting and then I will separate your comment so that others can respond to it.
Was it a “good” book? What makes you say so? Tell us about a scene or a character just don’t give away the whole story! If you did not particularly care for it. tell me why. Maybe you can suggest the type of reader for whom it might be appealing. Sign your post with your first name and last initial. Here is an example:
I just finished a new book by Gary Paulsen called The Legend of Bass Reeves. Who did you think were the heroes of the Wild West? Wyatt Earpe? Kit Carson? According to Paulsen the only true hero was an escaped slave who became a U.S. Marshall when he was 51 years old. Since there is not much written research on Bass Reeves, Paulsen calls his book “a true and fictional account.” In one scene, Bass comes face to face with a Comanche warrior with two fresh scalps on his spear. He was a fugitive surviving in Indian Territory until the Emancipation Proclamation made him a free man. As a marshall he brought dozens of criminals to justice, killed fourteen men in the line of duty but was never shot even though he never opened fire unless his opponent fired first.
Gary Paulsen is known for his gritty, survival stories. This one is based on the life of a man who dealt with the injustices in his own life and became an icon of fair-play in a wild and wooly time.
Mrs. H.
